Copies of author's previously published articles inserted. / Includes bibliographical references. / viii, 162, [9] leaves : ill. ; 30 cm. / Title page, contents and abstract only. The complete thesis in print form is available from the University Library. / A study of stimulated Brillouin scattering and its use for correcting phase aberrations in laser oscillators. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Adelaide, Dept. of Physics and Mathematical Physics, 1998